Pea sheller



ARDIE PEA SHELLER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 2, 1928 WWI...

I mwm V 7 l' -I die J. C. HARDIE PEA SHELLER Oct. 7, 1930.

F'iied March 2, 1928 2 SheetsSheot 2 .llll-I ELI die Patented Oct. 7, 1930 JOHN 0. 11 1 m, on nn nnnmlmonrmvn '3 fee, snnnnnn Application filed. March a, This invention relates to :vegetable hullers for shelling peas, beans and like pod enclosed berries,,and pertains to animproved feeder for the type of machine disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,615,081, granted me in the United StatesJannary 18,1927. While the drawingsillustrate a preferred embodimentof the invention, it is to he un-' derstood that in adapting the 'means to meet 1e specific needsand requirements, the design may be varied and such other changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the invention as claimed, without departing from the spirit thereof. 1 V

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which,

Figure 1 is a front view of the machine, the feeder being omitted and a portion of the easing being broken awayto show the out let for the juices and the guard extending across the outlet. 7

Figure 2 is a vertical, central, transverse sectional view of the complete machine.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the feeder. V

Figure 4 is a front View of the complete machine, the clamps and the outer portion of the operating shaft being broken away.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4:.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail sectional View on the line ti- 6 of Figure 1. 1

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and desig nated' in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The machine includes a casing which is of sectional formation to admit of ready removal of the shelling or hulling rolls for;

cleaning. The members 1 and 2 comprislng the casing are hingedly connected at 3 to admit of the member 1 swinging outwardly and rearwardly at its lower end.

i The shelling or hulling rolls 1 are journaled between the members 1 and 2, whereby to admit of their ready removal and replacel ment. The rollst are geared at one end for 1928. Seria1 NorE552. I

simultaneous rotation andithe shaft of one is extended and provided with a crank handle 5. A standard 6' depends from an) endof the casing and is provided at its low er end with a clamp? "for convenience of attaching. themachineto a table 8 or analogous support An penmg9f1sjformed in therear member 1 of the casing fcr the dischargeof the pods or hul l's. A plate 10 is' detachably fitted to therear ip'ortion of the fronttmemb'er 2 in line ,withlthe lower end of the opening 9 and inclines downwardly and rearwardly to deflectthe'pods or hulls away from the machine. plate 10 is providedatitsf-upperend with '1 e ctin t lugs 11 Which. engage a keeper 12 secure'd to the bottom side of the casing. T11e keeper 12 may consist of" a plate soldered or otherwise secured to the bottom side of the casing to reinforce and strengthen the same. Portions of the plate 12'are "spaced from'the bottom of the casing toreceive the lugs 11 whereby the deflecting plate 1-0 is detachably connected to the casing to beireadily removed for cleaning and easily replaced when required. J i The opening formed-in the front member 2' of the casing'cornprises a horizontally elongated portion 13 and a vertical'portion 14. This opening isopposite the discharge opening 9 formed inthe rear side of't'he cas-' ing and receivesthefeeder; Loops 15 project forwardlyfrom'thecasing and are disposed at the sides of theve'rtical portion 1 1 of the feed opening. The feedencomprises a hopper '16, a spout 17and a chute 18. The spout 1 7 is wide and flatand tapers throughoutits lengthas indicated most clearly in Figures 3 a. .The hopperlii is narrow and tapers throughout its length and extends some dis tance above and forwardly of the spout 17. The "onter orj front wall of the "spout 17 is cut away opposite theopening 13, as indi; cated at 13 The inner; or rear; wall-ofthe hopper 16fis=cut away to register withfthe portions 13 and 14 of the feed opening. The chute 1 8'i s located "about midway between the top and thebottom of thehopper 16 and when the parts are operatively"positioned this chute inclines rearwardly and downwardly, as indicated most clearly in Figure 2 of the drawings to direct the peas or beans to be hulled to the space formed between the hulling rolls 4. A space is left between the outer or front wall of the hopper and the adjacent end of the chute for the escape of any of the peas or seed thatrmay fly forwardly after being released from the pods or hulls. Inwardly disposed flanges 19 at the top of the hopperl6 prevent any of the peas from discharging throughthe top of; the hopper during the active operation of the machine Openings 20 formed in the'upper" marginal portion of theouteror front wall of the spout 17 receive the loops 15, keys2l being thrust'through said loops to retain the feeder in place. The upper rear portion of the feeder is shaped to obtain a close fit against the front side of the casing, the chute l8 projecting through the feed iopening 13l4 and terminating a short distance from thespace formed between the shelling rolls 480 as toJdeliver the peas closed vegetable to said rolls in proper position for hulling. 7 V

. In the practical operation-of theinvention the peas or beans to be shelledare scalded and are supplied to the hopper 16 and are directed by the chute 18 to the shelling rolls which are-slowly rotated by means of the operating handle '5. The pods or hulls pass between the rolls 4 and are received upon the plate 10 and directedinto a suitable receptacle not shown. The. peas, berries or seeds released fromthe pods drop into the spout 17 and are directed into a suitable receptacle, not shown. The juices expressed from the pods or hulls collect in the bottom of the casing and pass to one end thereofi'and escape through an-opening 2-2. A, guard 23 secured to the bottom side of the casing opposite, the opening 22 directs the juicesoutwardly 'so asto be received suitably pla'ced receptacle, not shown. The arrangement is such that thefeeder and the hulling rolls may be "readily detached to "admit :of thorough cleaningwhich .is essential in a machine of this nature. The parts may be readily assembled and made secure, as will be readily appreciated. r

-Having thusdescribed the invention, I claim:- 1. A' machine of the character specified comprising vertically disposed hulling rolls,

. a-casingenclosing the hulling rolls and having a front feed opening and a reardischarge opening, a the lowerpart of the casing and having por tions spaced therefrom adjacent the 'dis charge opening, and a deflecting plate provided with lugs detachab'ly engaging the spaced portions of said reinforcing plate to admit ofits ready removal and replacement.

2. ,A machi'ne of the character specified comprising vertically disposed hulling rolls,

or other pod en- I plate secured toand reinforcing a casing enclosing the hulling rolls and having a front feed opening including an upper narrow portion and a lower wide portion, a spout fitted to the casing about the lower wide portion of the feed opening, and having the upper portion of its front wall cut away to register with the upper narrow porti'on'of the feed opening, a hopper mounted upon the front wall of the spout and extending upwardly and forwardly therefrom and liaviiig itsre'ar wallcut away to register with the upper narrow portion of the feed opening and the cut away portion of the front wall of the spoutand having its upper portion fitted tothe casing about the said narrow portion of the feed opening, and a chute Within and extending across the hopper and spout and inclining rearwardl r and downwardly to deliver the peas between the hulling rollers and having its front, end spaced from the front wall of the hopper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN GHARDIE. 1.5. 

